The Chairman of the world’s largest food manufacturer has told a Swiss weekly magazine that he expects the company to deliver strong results in 2009 despite a “difficult” few months for...

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said that current food advertising guidelines are beginning to have a positive impact and decided against scrapping a protein cap, which is currently used in determining...

PepsiCo’s Aquafina, America’s highest selling brand of bottled water, is launching the lightest half-litre bottle of any nationally distributed bottled water brand in the market, according...

A report linking the practices of the tobacco industry of the 50s, 60s and 70s to the food industry of today has caused quite a stir. In a review and analysis of tobacco and food industry practices, leading...

The pressure on “A-brands” in the food sector is set to increase further in the years ahead. The product range groups in which these brands operate are losing space in supermarkets as they...

The European Food Safety Authority’s Panel on contaminants in the food chain has set a reduced tolerable weekly intake (TWI) for cadmium of 2.5 micrograms per kilogram of body weight (µg/kg bw),...

BI-LO in America yesterday announced that it has filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The company, which operates over 215 stores, blamed the deterioration...

A new American study has found that 30% of consumers feel it is important to purchase eco-friendly products, with CPG manufacturers needing to appeal to a diverse range of needs and wants to satisfy a...

Fonterra, the world’s largest dairy exporter, today reported a 9.6% rise in revenue for the first six months due to seasonal factors, a stronger contribution from regional consumer businesses and...

Yum! Brands the world’s largest restaurant company and parent of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC, has opened an environmentally-friendly KFC-Taco Bell restaurant in Massachusetts. The restaurant is the...